- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Infant Health and Development
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Sleep and related disorders
- Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership
Boston University
2015-2024
The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
2016
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends infants be placed supine for sleep. Our objectives in this study were to, a nationally representative sample, examine (1) prevalence maternal intention regarding infant sleeping position and actual practice (2) factors associated with their choices.We recruited mothers from 32 US hospitals, oversampling African Hispanic mothers, sample aged 2 to 6 months. Survey questions assessed choice usual position, all positions, sleep as well practice....
BACKGROUND: Advice has been associated with increased adherence to recommended infant care practices, and may represent a modifiable factor promote health. METHODS: A stratified, 2-stage, clustered design, oversampling of black Hispanic mothers, was used survey nationally representative sample 1031 mothers infants aged 2 6 months. Survey questions assessed advice received from doctors, birth hospital nurses, family, media regarding immunization, breastfeeding, sleep position, location,...
<h3>Importance</h3> Inadequate adherence to recommendations known reduce the risk of sudden unexpected infant death has contributed a slowing in decline these deaths. <h3>Objective</h3> To assess effectiveness 2 interventions separately and combined promote safe sleep practices compared with control interventions. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> Four-group cluster randomized clinical trial mothers healthy term newborns who were recruited between March 2015 May 2016 at 16 US hospitals...
Quality Report| November 01 2017 TodaysBaby Improvement: Safe Sleep Teaching and Role Modeling in 8 US Maternity Units Ann Kellams, MD; MD aDepartments of Pediatrics Address correspondence to MD, Well Newborn Breastfeeding Medicine Services, Observation Procedure Unit, Box 801429, University Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908. E-mail: alk9c@virginia.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Margaret G. Parker, bDepartment Pediatrics, School Nicole L....
To determine mediators of improvements in infant safe-sleep (SS) practices a mobile health intervention.